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neovi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Rape
modevokatze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Abandonment, Outing, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, and Torture
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Animal death, Vomit, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Bullying, and Rape
pierrereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death, and Gore
dillonsees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Child abuse, Violence, and Death of parent
kristengilmore84's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture
Minor: Abandonment
astrotulip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Torture, and Child abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment
dontwanthvn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Torture
sweetrosegirl76's review against another edition
I'm upset bc I love T.J. Klune, I wanted to read his entire body of work but I can't. I really tried to give Ox the benefit of the doubt, I thought maybe he'd distance himself until it was more appropriate and even then I was grossed out, but I was like maybe they'll be a time jump and this will feel less icky. I hate to DNF a book but I just can't in good conscious do it.
Ox is a pedophile, plain and simple. 23 and 17 IS NOT OKAY. I hate that they met at 16 and 10. There were so many lines that were just so inappropriate and problematic. It took me the whole day to read 5% more from when Ox realized he was into Joe and I just couldn't do it anymore which is such a shame bc gross but also bc I was liking the book before, though if I'm being on this, I don't know why because what even is the plot there's so much exposition. The teasing and awkward and cringe is very typical of T.J. Klune and it could have been funny and it would've been funny had Joe not been a literal child and minor, instead it was extremely creepy and I hate how everyone is okay with it and not calling it out for this being a literal crime.
They had always been abnormally close. But I just thought that it was an intense brother relationship because of the fact that he didn't have a father, he was a single child also, so I thought he was just fierce and protective of his little brother; A little brother who had given him more family than he knew what to do with. I remember getting weird vibes before, but I thought maybe nothing of it, I thought there's no way that this will happen! I guess had I read the summary on goodreads I would have realized that it was always about Joe... and then 25% through happened and I just couldn't read it anymore.
Graphic: Pedophilia
Minor: Child abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping
britt93414's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Cursing, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Torture
harperdrive's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence